The entertainment industry is one of the areas where we have a competitive advantage over other nations.
Making a living in the arts, though, creates so many jobs for other people.
Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.
Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrian's Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.
Creative industries are more important than the car industry, luxury jewels, and fashion.
I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.
Film and the other creative industries are being transformed by digital technologies.
The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support.
The creative sector is incredibly important to London's economy in a number of different ways.
More people now work in the arts than the steel, coal and car industries combined.
